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Elevator to the Gallows (French: Ascenseur pour l'échafaud), also known as Frantic in the US and Lift to the Scaffold in the UK, is a 1958 French crime thriller film directed by Louis Malle, starring Jeanne Moreau and Maurice Ronet as illicit lovers whose murder plot starts to unravel after one of them becomes trapped in an elevator. The ...
- Ascenseur pour l'échafaud, 1956 novel, by Noël Calef
- 29 January 1958
- Jean Thuillier
- Miles Davis
A man kills his boss and lover's husband, but forgets to remove the evidence and gets stuck in a lift. IMDb provides cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more for this 1958 film by Louis Malle.
- (28K)
- Louis Malle
- Not Rated
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
Sep 15, 2005 · A classic French noir film by Louis Malle, starring Jeanne Moreau and Maurice Ronet. A man tries to kill his boss and kidnap his wife, but gets trapped in an elevator and becomes a suspect in another murder.
A classic French noir film by Louis Malle, starring Jeanne Moreau and Maurice Ronet. A murder plot gone wrong traps a man in an elevator and unleashes a chain of crimes and betrayals.
- (445)
- Jeanne Moreau
- Louis Malle
- Mystery & Thriller
A 1958 French crime thriller by Louis Malle, starring Jeanne Moreau and Maurice Ronet as lovers who plot to kill her husband. The film features a legendary jazz score by Miles Davis and a new 2K restoration.
- Florence Carala
A French film noir about a lover's plot to murder his boss and his wife's husband, but things go wrong when he forgets to take the rope with him. Read the synopsis, cast and crew, trivia, and user reviews of this classic thriller.
Learn about Miles Davis' soundtrack for Louis Malle's 1958 film Elevator to the Gallows, composed and recorded in Paris with his French quintet.
